Rockin' From The Roots

02/28/07
. (PR) The true embodiment of American roots music, HighTone Records has been releasing albums that are entrenched in country, blues, rockabilly, folk, norte�o and a touch of gospel for nearly 25 years. Their steadfast commitment to nurturing talent and discovering new artists is commemorated in a new double disc set, HighTone Records Anthology: Rockin' From The Roots, in stores March 6th (Time Life). The collection is a remarkable primer of the HighTone Records history, painstakingly culled from their archives to truly reflect just what co-founders Larry Sloven and Bruce Bromberg set out to accomplish and serves as an overview of both the varying genres of roots music and artists that built the label.

Disc One
1. Phone Booth / The Robert Cray Band
2. Have Love, Will Travel / Big Sandy with the Calvanes
3. Abilene / Dave Alvin
4. Three Times a Fool / Otis Rush
5. The Eyes of Roberto Duran / Chris Gaffney
6. Can't Let Go / Randy Weeks
7. Out in the Rain / Julie Miller
8. Can't Shake These Blues / Chris Smither
9. Marie Marie / The Blasters
10. The Soul of the Woman / P. F. Sloan
11. 747 / Joe Louis Walker
12. Settle for Love / Joe Ely
13. The Wild Ox Moan / Geoff Muldaur
14. Ghostriders in the Sky / Dick Dale
15. Hot Rod Lincoln / Bill Kirchen

Disc Two
1. Corpus Christi Bay / Johnny Rodriguez
2. Does My Ring Burn Your Finger / Buddy Miller
3. Blue Highway / Rosie Flores
4. Honkiest Tonkiest Beer Joint / Dale Watson
5. In the Jailhouse Now / Hank Thompson
6. Brand New Whiskey / Gary Stewart
7. Big, Big Love / Redd Volkaert
8. Keep Your Distance / Buddy & Julie Miller
9. Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll / The Lonesome Strangers
10. Rum & Rodeo / Heather Myles
11. Truck Drivin' Man / The TwangBangers
12. That Hardwood Floor / Jimmie Dale Gilmore
13. Friend of the Devil / Ramblin� Jack Elliott (with Bob Weir)
14. You Took Advantage of Me / Hot Club of Cowtown
15. When Sinatra Played Juarez / Tom Russell

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